Credit: Silvia Pineda-Munoz, Smithsonian. By charting the slopes and crags on animals' teeth as if they were mountain ranges, scientists at the Smithsonian's National Museum...
The living machinery responsible for photosynthesis - while commonplace and essential to life on Earth - is still not fully understood. One of its molecular...
A new study involving the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows that cement structures are a substantial but overlooked absorber of carbon emissions - offsetting...
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute (Photo by James McEntee.) JUPITER, FL - November 21, 2016 - While there have been advances in the treatment of...
Credit: Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator; C. Carl Jaffe, MD, cardiologist. When two people smell the same thing, they can have remarkably different reactions, depending...
Contaminants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from oil spills can be toxic to wildlife, especially when in combination with ultraviolet radiation from the sun. New research...
Very little is known about what happens to oil in the ocean after an oil spill and what happens to it once a chemical dispersant...
Credit: Dr Tim Doherty Feral cats are among the most damaging invasive species worldwide, particularly in Australia where they have caused the extinction of more...
Credit: Leonar Solis chajul A new article summarizes the findings of 16 studies that illustrate how natural regeneration of forests, a low-cost alternative to tree...
ITHACA, N.Y. - Taken from the bottom of the marine food chain, microalgae may soon become a top-tier contender to combat global warming, climate change...
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 21, 2016) - The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) and the New York Blood Center (NYBC), in...
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - Nov.21, 2016 - Two scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been elected fellows of...
How can we ensure that National Football League players receive excellent health care they can trust from providers who are as free from conflicts of...
A blood test could predict how well small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients will respond to treatment, according to new research* published in Nature Medicine today...
Credit: Rafal Zgadzaj, Section for Plant Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University New findings from the study of legumes have identified...
